Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Living Will and Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care, 48747 [2017-22689]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0556]
Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review: Living Will and
Durable Power of Attorney for Health
Care
Veterans Health
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, this notice announces that the
Veterans Health Administration,
Department of Veterans Affairs, will
submit the collection of information
abstracted below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and comment. The PRA
submission describes the nature of the
information collection and its expected
cost and burden and it includes the
actual data collection instrument.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before November 20, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, Attn:
VA Desk Officer; 725 17th St. NW.,
Washington, DC 20503 or sent through
electronic mail to oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB
Control No. 2900–0556’’ in any
correspondence.
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise
Records Service (005R1B), Department
of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420,
(202) 461–5870 or email cynthia.harveypryor@va.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB
Control No. 2900–0556’’ in any
correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: 38 U.S.C. 7331.
Title: Living Will and Durable Power
of Attorney for Health Care; VA Form
10–0137
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OMB Control Number: 2900–0556.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: VA Form 10–0137, VA
Advance Directive: Durable Power of
Attorney for Health Care and Living
Will, is the Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA) recognized legal document
that permits VA patients to designate a
health care agent and/or specify
preferences for future health care. The
VA Advance Directive is invoked if a
patient becomes unable to make health
care decisions for him or herself. Use of
the VA Advance Directive is specified
in VHA Handbook 1004.02, Advance
Care Planning and Management of
Advance Directives. Veterans’ rights to
designate a health care agent and
specify health care preferences in
advance are codified in 38 CFR 17.32.
This regulation also obligates VA to
recognize advance directives and to use
the information contained therein when
health care decisions must be made for
a patient that has lost decision making
capacity. Use of advance directives is a
well-established standard within
clinical practice in the U.S. Offering the
opportunity to complete an advance
directive and the requirement to honor
such documents is supported by Joint
Commission standards and the Patient
Self Determination Act of 1990
(applicable to Medicare providers.) Use
of advance directives is also consistent
with the health care ethics standard that
patients have autonomy in health care
decision making and have a right to
control what is done to them in a
medical setting.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number. The Federal Register
Notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on this collection
of information was published at 82 FR
151 on August 8, 2017, page 37167.
Affected Public: Individuals and
households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 171,811
hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 30 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
343,622.
By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of
Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of
Veterans Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–NEW]
Agency Information Collection
Activity: VA Disaster Resilience Survey
of Community Dwelling Veterans
Veterans Health
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Veterans Health
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA), is announcing an
opportunity for public comment on the
proposed collection of certain
information by the agency. Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, Federal agencies are required to
publish notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each proposed
extension of a currently approved
collection, and allow 60 days for public
comment in response to the notice.
DATES: Written comments and
recommendations on the proposed
collection of information should be
received on or before December 18,
2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
Federal Docket Management System
(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to
Brian McCarthy, Office of Regulatory
and Administrative Affairs (10B4),
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810
Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC
20420 or email to Brian.McCarthy4@
va.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control
No. 2900–NEW’’ in any correspondence.
During the comment period, comments
may be viewed online through FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brian McCarthy at (202) 461–6345.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
PRA of 1995, Federal agencies must
obtain approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for each
collection of information they conduct
or sponsor.
With respect to the following
collection of information, VHA invites
comments on: (1) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of VHA’s
functions, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of VHA’s estimate of
the burden of the proposed collection of
information; (3) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0556]
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Living
Will and Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care
AGENCY: Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995,
this notice announces that the Veterans Health Administration,
Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of
information abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and comment. The PRA submission describes the nature
of the information collection and its expected cost and burden and it
includes the actual data collection instrument.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 20, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information
through www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attn: VA Desk Officer; 725
17th St. NW., Washington, DC 20503 or sent through electronic mail to
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0556'' in any correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise
Records Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-5870 or email
cynthia.harvey-pryor@va.gov. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0556'' in any correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: 38 U.S.C. 7331.
Title: Living Will and Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care;
VA Form 10-0137
OMB Control Number: 2900-0556.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: VA Form 10-0137, VA Advance Directive: Durable Power of
Attorney for Health Care and Living Will, is the Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA) recognized legal document that permits VA patients to
designate a health care agent and/or specify preferences for future
health care. The VA Advance Directive is invoked if a patient becomes
unable to make health care decisions for him or herself. Use of the VA
Advance Directive is specified in VHA Handbook 1004.02, Advance Care
Planning and Management of Advance Directives. Veterans' rights to
designate a health care agent and specify health care preferences in
advance are codified in 38 CFR 17.32. This regulation also obligates VA
to recognize advance directives and to use the information contained
therein when health care decisions must be made for a patient that has
lost decision making capacity. Use of advance directives is a well-
established standard within clinical practice in the U.S. Offering the
opportunity to complete an advance directive and the requirement to
honor such documents is supported by Joint Commission standards and the
Patient Self Determination Act of 1990 (applicable to Medicare
providers.) Use of advance directives is also consistent with the
health care ethics standard that patients have autonomy in health care
decision making and have a right to control what is done to them in a
medical setting.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required
to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number. The Federal Register Notice with a
60-day comment period soliciting comments on this collection of
information was published at 82 FR 151 on August 8, 2017, page 37167.
Affected Public: Individuals and households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 171,811 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 30 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 343,622.
By direction of the Secretary.
Cynthia Harvey-Pryor,
Department Clearance Officer, Office of Quality, Privacy and Risk,
Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2017-22689 Filed 10-18-17; 8:45 am]
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